Forum Discussion
Bhavik_1402
Nimbostratus
Nimbostratusirule syntax error
Hi Folks, I'm new to iRules and need to create few irules which is provided by the application vendor and getting an error for one of the line as shown below in italic bold letter. The syntax s...
Hi Bhavik_1402,
# char is placed at the beginning of the comment lines. The line starting with "for" should be at the end of the line above.
# Create the Forward header to be compliant with RFC7239
# set string "for=[IP::client_addr];proto=$proto;by=[TCP::local_host];host=[HTTP::host];contextpath=$dsServiceName"
# HTTP::header insert "Forwarded" string
Bhavik_1402Nimbostratus
Nimbostratus# means its just for comment and will not take in the effect. so does it mean the entire line is only for comment and will not be processed in irule?
# set string "for=[IP::client_addr];proto=$proto;by=[TCP::local_host];host=[HTTP::host] contextpath=$dsServiceName"
?
Yes, it will not processed. I found the irule in citrix forum.
https://discussions.citrix.com/topic/402284-f5-irules-to-netscaler-migrationinserting-xff-requests/
If you want to insert "Forwarded" header, you should remove #.
# Create the Forward header to be compliant with RFC7239 set string "for=[IP::client_addr];proto=https;by=[TCP::local_host];host=[HTTP::host];contextpath=<changewithservicename>" HTTP::header insert "Forwarded" $string- Bhavik_1402
Thanks Enes,
This will really helps. I'll need to configure few other irules related to the same and will put something if require.
Thank you again for your help.